Cheery things about videogames, to make people cheery. It’s been a while since the LEGO [insert film franchise here] series tickled our funny bones and our puzzle bones quite as expertly as it once did, but I suspect there’s a lot of energy and creativity being poured into the upcoming Barry Trotter builder-basher. For one thing, the fact that the Potter books are centred around a single location should mean it’s an inherently different prospect to the pick’n’mix environments of Star Wars, Indy and Batman. Free-roaming, perhaps? It is on the record that there’ll be less combat than the previous LEGO games, and Hogwarts really needs to be the exploratory gift that keeps on giving. Oh gosh, look at me pretending I know anything about Harry Potter. It is the one with Violet Elizabeth, isn’t it?

I have no idea if that’s really Robbie Coltrane voicing the Robbie Coltrane character, but it’s definitely the best impersonation of Robbie Coltrane making Scottish grunting noises I’ve ever heard. Also, note this is LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Do you think there’ll be a sequel?

Nice try Alec, but we all know that when you go home at night you love nothing more than to slip on your magenta wizard’s robe and prance around your living room pointing at things with a knitting needle shouting ‘Ludos Narravito Disonancae!’

I’ve been waiting for this since the first Harry Potter Lego came out. I hope it is all I dreamed of. Will be getting it on the Wii, PS3 or DS unless there is multi-user-single machine play cos both my PCs make PS3 games look blocky and grainy. Looking forward to Lego Universe and Lego Ben Ten as well.

I had that very thought recently. However trying to incorporate femme fatales and Bond Girls with names like Pussy Galore and Fanny Akimbo and what have you might be difficult considering the target demographic. LEGO 007 would be ace though.

Alternaively, enlist the genius of Einstein to create a time machine allowing you to go BACK in time, shaking hands with ALL KINDS OF WORLD LEADERS INCLUDING HITLER AND KILLTHEMALLALLOWINGYOUTOCREATEAMIGHTYREDEMPIREDESIGNEDTOBRINGABOUTTHETOTALDESTRCUTIONOFALLALLIEDCOUNTRIES!!! Extra crispy…

Thanks goodness I’m not the only one who hasn’t got a clue about what I’m supposed to be doing in the LEGO Universe! If that game is aimed at kids / casual gamers it’s gonna need a heck of a lot of info dumping!